Assistant coach Marie Thomason joined the Dartmouth staff in
January of 2012 and is entering her second season with the Big Green softball
program.

Thomason, who helps with the Dartmouth hitters, helped lead
the Big Green to 14 wins in 2012 including wins over Harvard, North Texas and
Stetson.

Thomason came to Dartmouth from
Virginia, where she most recently served as the general manager and head coach
of the Virginia Lady Aces Softball Club. Thomason oversaw team activities,
practices and games while helping coordinate the day-to-day activities of the
program.

In addition to her travel ball
experience, she brings several years of coaching experience, most recently
serving as a volunteer coach at Norfolk State University for the 2009 and 2010
seasons. She also spent two years as an assistant coach at Virginia Wesleyan.
At both of her collegiate stops she has specialized in hitting development as
well as training the catchers and infielders. In addition to her collegiate
stops, Thomason has also spent time working with prep players at Bayside High
School in Virginia Beach, Va., and Cortex High School in Phoenix, Ariz.

Thomason spent her playing days
at Central Arizona College before moving on to Brigham Young-Hawaii where she
was a three-year letterwinner. She also has experience in personal
training and was the master instructor and conditioning program manager for
Pitch a Fit, an indoor fast pitch facility in Chesapeake, Va.

Thomason earned her Bachelor of
Education from Ottawa University in 2006 and got her Masters for Science in
Exercise Science and Wellness from Old Dominion University in 2009.